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Western Star, Issue 5, 13 December 1873, Page 3

REGATTA. January 1 AND 2, 1874. DBOGEAMME : First-class Sailing Race, open to all boats not decked. Entrance, 10s. First prize, £10; second do., £6 ; third do., £4. Second-class Sailing Race. Entrance, 4s. First prize, £3; second do., £2 ; third‘do., £l. Four Oae Gig Race. Entrance, 6s. First prize, £5 ; second do., £2 10s. Boys’ Paie Oae Race, with Coxswain. Entrance, Is. First prize, £1; second do., 12s. 6d.; third do., 7s. 6d. Paie Oae Race, with Coxswain. Entrance, 4s. First prize, £3 ; second do., £2. Sculling Race. Entrance, 2s. 6d. First prize, £1 10s.; second do., £l. Sculling Race, for flat-bottomed boats only. Entrance, 2s. First prize, £1; second do., 10s. Ladies’ Four Oae Gig Race, without outriggers. Entrance free. First prize, £2 55. ; second do., £l. Duck Hunt and Tub Race. EULE3 AND REGULATIONS. First-class sailing boat race, open to all boats not decked. Three to start, or no race; four, or no second prize ; five, or no third prize. Course below the bridge. Second-class sailing boat race, open to all boats not exceeding 20ft. in keel, except the winners of the first and second prizes in the first-class. Three to start, or no race; four, or no second prize ; five, or no third prize. Course to bo chosen by committee. Four oar gig race. Two, or no race ; three, or no second prize ; fire, or no third prize. Pair oar race, with coxswain. Open to all boats. Two, or no race; four, or no second prize. Scullers’s race, same. Boys’ race, same. Sailing boats to start from their with all sails down. No ballast to be taken in or thrown out during the race. No oars or poles to bo used during the sailing races, or steer oars. Sailing boats to leave all mooring buoys on the port side, pulling boats on the starboard. Sailing boats off the wind to give way to boats on the wind. Boats meeting on the wind to port their helms. Any boat wilfully fouling another, to be disqualified. No person can enter a boat for the first-class sailing race, unless a bona fide subscriber of 10s. For all other races 55., and then only coxswain or master. No handicapping allowed. All protests to be made to the judges immediately on arrival at the wanning point. In all disputes the decision of the committee to be final. Entries for first-class sailing race to bo made on the 27th December. D. MURCHIE, Hon. Secretary. TO SPECULATORS, INVESTORS, MINERS, &c. VALUABLE MINING RACES, CLAIMS, &c., OREPUKI. RIVERTON, WEDNESDAY, 31st DEC. DMACRORIE is favoured with instructions • to offer to bona fide public competition at Riverton, on 31st December, at Noon. The mining claims, races, &c., known as the property of Messrs. Madden and Reed, which are placed in the market solely in consequence of the recent untimely death of the former gentleman, viz. ~T O , 2-sths share in race, original Orepuki W ater Race Company. 2-eths share in special 10 acre claim, Clark s Gully. 2-sths share in tail race, Clark’s j3-ully. 2-3rds share in tail race, No. 1,437, and head race, two miles long, ordinaiy claim, Prospector’s Gully. Orepuki, as a field of enterprise, has been lately most deservedly brought into more notice than formerly; this property is therefore, being a bona fide sale, pronounced worthy of attention elsewhere than only in its immediate district. Positively without Reserve. Any further information can bo obtained from Messrs. IVhittingham Bros, and Instoue, Riverton, or D. MACRORIE, Auctioneer, Invercargill. CORPORATION OF RIVERTON. TENDERS will be received at the Town Clerk’s office, Riverton, till Noon of MONDAY, 29th December, 1873, for the following works, viz.— Contract No. 1. —Forming and gravelling 30 i chains footpath in Havelock-street, from Elizabeth-street to Dowming-street. « No. 2.—Forming and gravelling 2\ chains footpath in Lucknow-street. « No. 3. —Forming and gravelling 41 chains footpath in Bath-road, near the Manse. . « No. 4. —Gravelling 23 chains water table on each side Palmerston-street, between Paddock-street and Bridge. Specifications may be seen and particulars obtained after Monday, Bth mst., on application to the Town Surveyor. pjjpijß GtKANT, Town Clerk. fjl O FIREWOOD CUTTERS. TENDERS will be received until MONDAY, 15th instant, for the Supply of 100 cords of lire--1 wood. : Particulars on application. REID & SONS,